Q: Is 3,888,885 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,888,885 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 3,888,885 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 11 13 15 21 33 35 37 39 49 55 65 77 91 105 111 143 147 165 185 195 231 245 259 273 385 407 429 455 481 539 555 637 715 735 777 1,001 1,155 1,221 1,295 1,365 1,443 1,617 1,813 1,911 2,035 2,145 2,405 2,695 2,849 3,003 3,185 3,367 3,885 5,005 5,291 5,439 6,105 7,007 7,215 8,085 8,547 9,065 9,555 10,101 14,245 15,015 15,873 16,835 19,943 21,021 23,569 26,455 27,195 35,035 37,037 42,735 50,505 59,829 70,707 79,365 99,715 105,105 111,111 117,845 185,185 259,259 299,145 353,535 555,555 777,777 1,296,295 and 3,888,885, with no remainder.

Since 3,888,885 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,888,885, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).